New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-21
SALISBURY AND CHURCHILL
THE LATlER'S SUDDEN DEPARTURE FOR
RUSSIA.
HAS NO DIPLOMATIC MIS- -IoN-How ENGLAND
TAKES TIE KlLrAI SMITH FIGHT-A SLAP
AT THE PRINCE OF WAL s. sULLI-
VAN STOCK UP-DR. PAHKERS
LOVE OF MONEY
Personal.
rBY cARLE To TIL rEInUvEl


Copyright: 1887 Bv The Ne,c. York Tribune.
LONDON Dec 2O-The European situation is no
better and no worse. The Tories hoped Lord
,alisbury in his speech yesterday at Derby. would
AXE sides against Russia. but he preferred to be
strictly neutral His assurances that there Is no
iplomatic ground for immediate terror reaSsure
,obody All responsibility. according to Lord
Salisbury belongs to the newspapers The scare
due TO rhetorical eXasperatiOn of rival Journals
tic pcns perhaps. but no important journalism in
Berlin. St Petersburg or Vienna indulgcs in rhe
torical evaporation without inspiration from the
higher powers.
Lord Sasbury's declaration against fair trade
is trcated by his opponents as cGuivOcal but 1t is
not There can be no protection here without
duty on corn. and that Lord Salisbury pronounccs
beyond the bounds CT political possibility. lie
offers nothing very on the Irish question:
but shows not the least sign Of shrinking from
coercion in its EXTREMIST form.
Reasons of state are invoked to explain Lord
Randolph Churchirs change Of plan and his
Journey to Russia instead Of Spain. lie. it is
supposed intends to support Russia III her present
controversy with Austria. and is bent on prevent
ing Lord Salisbury from giving any elective
,ountcnance to the triple allan e. 1t is known
that Lord Randolph is opposed to policy OF
adventure on the Continent. but don't think he
has gone to ST. Petersburg in search Of weapons
against his own chief lie had decided to spend
January in Southern Spain. Colonel OhNer Mon
tagu was to accompany him. but Colonel Monjagu
being unable to 60 Lord Randolph Churchill
abandoned the trip and proposed to Lazy Ian
dolph Churchill to go to Russia. They started
Monday night for Berlin. and VIII stay there
some DAYS Whether Lord Randolph viii make
another attempt to see Prince Bismarck who
gave him the cold shoulder on his last visit. IS
doubtful They go thence to Warsaw St Peters
burg and Moscow. and will not return much be-
fore Parliament meets.
The Rev Hugh Price told his congregation
Sunday that no man has right To call hlihScH
IN English gentleman who woui0 SHAKE minus
with John l.. Sullivan This shot WAS meant lor
he Prince Of Wales. whose interview WIN the
American champion provoked not lew m.nchlS.
Nr Price dcnOunces the press also irt"chlh@
against prize lighting, however, is only one more
,roof Of its renewed popularity in England. No
body would have thought it necessary TO preach
,esinst the ring five years ago and even now
he revival is doubtful Yesterdays hSit between
Nilrain and Smith is reported IN full IN bnt one
icadng London paper" The Daily Telegraph
rhe sporting papers failed TO get anything nut d
or,cf account over the wires. lhc Dd!IN News
gives its readers a sermon instead Of report
That journal cannot afford u 0uthd ciefic"f
readers being the organ Of religious thou~h h"'
Of political dissent Interest IN the fight Is not
think. general, but is keen among large classes
including not "a few Of what Mr. GadSt ne calls
he classes The result is obviously surprise
{ilIa had few En- slish suppot rs. En- is I'l'h
vas pinned to Smith. and all the EhglSh money
yas on him Accounts from all sources prove
,lcarly enough that Kilrain had the best of the
icht till darkness stopped the men This SENDS
m Sullivan stock Smith had been relied on to
)cat Sullivan after Sullivan had beaten MITCHELL
which was regarded as a certainty; bnt experts
Hho though Smith better than Snlllvan "'Feed
that; Sullivan was better than klran imagine
"A match between Sullivan and Smith would no"
he difficult to arrange. If Smith could not beat
Kilrain what chance has he against Suilivan'
asks the disappointed Britcn More than one
english gentleman standing not in fear OF the
,ev Mr. Price is ready TO offer his park or hIs
drawing room for the Sullivan-Mitchcn fight on
condition that the host selects the quests
If all promises kept. next month will SEE
.hrec new evening papers in London. l. T.
OConnor's " Evening Star" is announced for the
m ddle Of January. This is the Home Rule half
penny journal which Lord WolvcIton's death was
supposed to have robbed OF expected hnanciaI
SUPPORT The Evening Post" viii sprlns from
the Office of The Financial News" if allowed
Sir Algernon Borthwick who owns The Morn
ing Post" naturally objects to the appearance OF
an evening Post" with which he has nothing
20 do. and has applied for an Injunction TO pre-
vent the use Of the name. which he considers
ais own property. So there may be delay. I'm
iliy "a new evening paper is sad to be ABOUT 10
,ppcar from the Office Of The DAILY Telegraph
LNening journalism in London has not hitherto
been as a rule a very paying specuiat on; yet
ZACH Of these new experiments is launched IN eA-
pectatiOn Of great profits.
The Rev Dr. Parker's arrival in England has
been greeted with sundry sharp CRITICISMS Dy the
English press on his American career Ills char
acter has long been understood here. Ills SIty
r.mnle needed purifying as much as one Of old,
had there been anybody TO do it, what surprises
the people is that it took the Americans 80 ions
10 find out Dr. Parllers fondncss for money. MT.
Gladstone it is true gave DR.. Parker some couii-
tenance for political reasons, but Judgment OF
men Is not Mr. GladstOne's strong point. Ihere
is no reason TO suppose Mr. Gladstone would con-
sent to he interviewed for Dr. Parkers bcneht as
DR. Parker proposed.
Mr. O'Connor Power, / hear, will shortly Viso
America lie was once a leading man IN inc lrIsh
parliamentary party which he left when Mr. Iar-
nell took his new departure. Mr. Power has, as
a House Of Commons speaker, few rivals ana no
ltrior among our countrymcn.
Mr. John Morley is well enough to write
letter assuring friends that he has turned the cor
per but has to be patient and cautious for some
,ino IN came Medical bulletins confirm this.
Mr. Morley is really considered out OF danger
q W..
Sullivan CHALLENGES kILRAIN OR SMITH
Loxpox, Dec. 2O-John L. sullivan VINO Is no" ca
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